Posts by Author: John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 25 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
Nikon to release a $900 mid-level and a high end D5-equivalent mirrorless cameras
Jun 17, 2019
John Aldred
Nikkei reports that Nikon is planning to release a new mirrorless model during the 2019 fiscal year. Specifically, a lower midprice model that sits below…
Google Drive is separating from Google Photos – Here’s how to keep your photos synced
Jun 16, 2019
John Aldred
Remember when Google cloud storage used to be quite simple? You had one account to which you uploaded pretty much anything and then it was…
This is what happens when you ask a photographer to cat-sit for you
Jun 14, 2019
John Aldred
I love photographing animals in the studio, and I’m obviously not the only one. When actor and photographer Josell Mariano was asked to look after…
Edelkrone gear too expensive for you? They have a cheaper 3D printed option now
Jun 13, 2019
John Aldred
Edelkrone makes some pretty wonderful and somewhat unique tools for filmmakers and photographers. But Edelkrone gear is expensive. Take a look at the Edelkrone FlexTILT 2,…
Shutterfly to be merged with Snapfish after $2.7B acquisition
Jun 13, 2019
John Aldred
American private equity firm, Apollo Global Management LLC (AGM), has agreed to acquire photo printing platforms Shutterfly and Snapfish. According to Reuters, AGM is set…
Sony announces the 600mm f/4 GM OSS and 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS lenses
Jun 11, 2019
John Aldred
Well, the lens that was apparently up for sale on Yahoo Auctions 10 days ago has now officially been announced by Sony. Yes, the Sony…
Sigma issues product advisory for its 70-200mm f/2.8 Sports and 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 lenses
Jun 11, 2019
John Aldred
Sigma has announced a product advisory for their Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sports and Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports lenses. Sigma…
Godox finally releases firmware update software for the Mac
Jun 10, 2019
John Aldred
It’s taken a few years, but Godox has finally released firmware update software that works on the Mac. No longer do you need to mess…
The Zhiyun Crane 3 goes up against the DJI Ronin-S in this side-by-side real world comparison
Jun 8, 2019
John Aldred
The Zhiyun Crane 3 LAB comes with some pretty noticeable physical differences as well as tech upgrades over the Crane 2, and I recently posted…
There is now a pocket-sized controller for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
Jun 6, 2019
John Aldred
The original Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera was named such because it could relatively easily fit in your pocket. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (we’ll…